Re: To Karla Re: no adhesions in new book!

From: dtouch (dtouch@bellsouth.net)
Tue Nov 6 12:33:32 2001


Clare: I like you all often wonder who gave these doctors to play God. No one knows their body like the one who lives in it. Dolores in Louisiana dtouch@bellsouth.net

clare wrote:

> Dear Karla:
>
> Your story touched me so much as it reminded me of my friend Susan. She
> died in 1988 under almost the same circumstances, in good old small town
> Canada. A few months before she died of bowel cancer, she asked her Dr.
> if it was possible that she had cancer - his answer was that she looked
> too healthy. Her son was 2 yrs old. What needless heartbreak.
> Americans may have to pay, but I think that perhaps overall your health
> care is better. Just a couple of weeks ago a gal who works for my
> cleaning company waited in the emergency with severe abdominal pain for
> 9 hours and no Dr. saw her. She gave up and left. Her appendix burst
> in the wee hours of the morning. Maybe this happens in the U.S. too, I
> don't know. Hugs to all.
>
> At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Karla wrote:
> >
> >Nancy,
> >
> >A lot of people in this country, in their search for a National health care
> >system, think very highly of the one in Canada. Personally, I think it
> >stinks. My family was affected very deeply by the flaws of the system.
> >
> >As you know my ex's family is in Maine. His oldest sister married a
> >Canadian and they lived in a tiny city out of Grand Falls. When she was in
> >her early twenties she began having stomach problems. She went to her
> >assigned doctor and was treated for ulcers. There was no improvement in her
> >condition, but her physician refused to refer her on to another doctor.
> >When she was about twenty-nine her condition worsened even more...when she
> >belched it smelled like she had a bowel movement. I told her that she
> >needed to insist that they send her to another doctor. Needless to say,
> >when they finally did she found out she had cancer. She passed away at the
> >age of 31 leaving two toddlers at home. My husband and I made an
> >appointment to see her doctor before she died. When we saw him we asked him
> >why she hadn't been sent to a specialist. He told us that he believed that
> >people in their twenties don't get cancer. I have always wondered who gave
> >him his license?
> >
> >This was back in the early 80's. I only hope and pray for the people of
> >Canada that things have changed.
> >
> >--
> >Karla
> >

>> >>----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Nada" <nadapost@yahoo.ca>
> >To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> ><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 7:14 AM
> >Subject: Re: no adhesions in new book!
> >
> >> At Sat, 03 Nov 2001, Nancy E. Hale wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Dear Nada:
> >> >
> >> >Why doesn't this surprise me? The Canadian motto: If you ignore it long
> >> >enough, it will go away. Or: If we don't acknowledge it, it doesn't
> >exist.
> >> >
> >> >Nancy in NB
> >>
> >> Hi Nancy,
> >> Yes, I agree -- and we wouldn't want to acknowledge that members of the
> >> medical community are capable of doing anything that is less than
> >> perfect and always know best -- not to mention the notion of assigning
> >> blame! It is inconceivable that in this day and age, anyone would expect
> >> people to believe that. It's just a marketplace out there and buyer
> >> beware.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Nada
> >>
>
> --
> csheedy
>


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